Lincolnshire Police — Stop and Search
Stop-and-search activity for Lincolnshire Police over the last 12 months. Data from data.police.uk.
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Latest reported month: January 2026
Stops recorded
146
Arrest rate
7.5%
share leading to arrest
Most searched for
- Offensive weapons85
- Controlled drugs54
- Article for use in theft4
- Evidence of offences under the Act3
Outcomes
- A no further action disposal135
- Arrest11
Ethnicity composition of stops
- White125 (85.6%)
- Not stated10 (6.8%)
- Asian5 (3.4%)
- Black4 (2.7%)
- Other2 (1.4%)
These percentages are the composition of stops, not a population-adjusted disparity ratio. Arrest rate is a consistently-recorded outcome; other outcomes are recorded unevenly. Compare Lincolnshire Police against every other force in the stop & search explorer.
Source: data.police.uk stop & search (Open Government Licence v3.0), January 2026.
Stops, last 12 months
1,634
Arrest rate
7.0%
share leading to arrest
Months
12
Monthly trend
| Month | Stops | Arrest rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 219 | 6.9% |
| 2025-06 | 212 | 4.7% |
| 2025-07 | 219 | 6.4% |
| 2025-08 | 202 | 10.4% |
| 2025-09 | 158 | 5.1% |
| 2025-10 | 185 | 5.4% |
| 2025-11 | 140 | 12.9% |
| 2025-12 | 153 | 4.6% |
| 2026-01 | 146 | 7.5% |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0.0% |
Top objects of search
- Controlled drugs904
- Offensive weapons396
- Article for use in theft185
- Stolen goods73
- Evidence of offences under the Act22
- Anything to threaten or harm anyone22
Top outcomes
- A no further action disposal1,484
- Arrest114
- Community resolution22
- Summons / charged by post9
- Khat or Cannabis warning4
- Caution (simple or conditional)1
By self-defined ethnicity
- White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British1,137 (69.6%)
- Other ethnic group - Not stated201 (12.3%)
- White - Any other White background168 (10.3%)
- (unknown)41 (2.5%)
- Asian/Asian British - Any other Asian background19 (1.2%)
- Other ethnic group - Any other ethnic group12 (0.7%)
- Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups - White and Black Caribbean9 (0.6%)
- Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African9 (0.6%)
Ethnicity figures are subject-recorded under PACE Code A. Population context is essential for any disparity analysis — see Use-of-Force Disparities for force-level context.
Source: data.police.uk · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-06-27.